He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, and Baltimore Orioles.

He split the 2013 season between the GCL Cardinals, the Low-A State College Spikes, and the Single-A Peoria Chiefs, logging an 0-5 record and 7.48 ERA in 6 games.

The following season, Lucas split the year between State College, Peoria, and the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals, accumulating a 3-3 record and 1.70 ERA in 31 appearances.

In 2015, Lucas split the year between Palm Beach and the Double-A Springfield Cardinals, pitching to a cumulative 4-3 record and 1.17 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 61.2 innings of work.

[6] On March 31, 2018, Lucas was traded to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for pitcher Casey Meisner and optioned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.

[9] On November 28, 2018, Lucas signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization that included an invitation to spring training.

[18] On April 20, 2020, Lucas signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

[20] On August 30, 2020, Lucas signed with the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.

[22] On May 9, 2021, Lucas signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks and was assigned to the Triple-A Reno Aces.

[26] On June 24, 2022, Lucas was traded to the Cleburne Railroaders of the American Association of Professional Baseball for cash.